OK, the challenge didn’t specify living forest 
. A couple of my extracted intimates from Petrified Forest NP. >=))>
Pretty harsh light but we didn’t have much time latitude as we passed through. Had to boost the shadows a fair amount.
Sony A77
Sony 70-400 G @ 80 mm and 280mm, CPL
ISO 200, f16 both shots.
Bill, I like the first of the two best here. No changes for me on that one considering the TOD take on the scene. Is that a form of spiny cholla? Looks too plump for a pencil cholla maybe. I wear snake guards more for these than snakes… 
Bill, both views look good, with the strong sun showing off the color in the rocks very well. The first one shows off the cactus and its rocky environment, while the second one has a fine, abstract still life feeling where the textural difference between the dry grasses and the green forb make the scene.
